Director/PDMR Shareholding

Persimmon PLC
05 September 2006


Directors' shareholdings

Persimmon plc ('the Company') has been advised that on 4 September 2006, Mr
David Bryant, an executive director, sold 20,632 ordinary shares in the Company
at an average price of £12.50 per share. As a result, Mr Bryant has a beneficial
interest in 470,828 shares (0.16%) of the Company. Mr Bryant sold these shares
in order to settle tax liabilities arising from the recent vesting of share
rights.


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